Unit 8 Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. Many people moved west because of the availability of cheap, fertile _____
  2. 3. What was admitted to the Union after it became an independent republic?
  3. 6. The belief that expansion was good for the country
  4. 7. Economic reason for westward movement
  5. 10. Oregon Territory was divided between the U.S. and what country?
  6. 11. Canal used for cheaper and faster transportation
  7. 12. Florida was given to the U.S. through a treaty with what country?
  8. 13. California and the Southwest territory became part of the U.S. through a war with what country?
Down
  1. 1. Doubled the size of the U.S.
  2. 2. One reason for westward movement was population growth in the ____ states
  3. 4. Overland trail for movement westward
  4. 5. Explored the Louisiana Purchase
  5. 8. Overland trail for movement westward
  6. 9. Lewis & Clark explored the Louisiana Purchase from the ____ River to the Pacific Ocean